Paul Strand

As one of the first photographers to help photography be noticed as an art form his work touched upon many genres. He moved over to moving image for a period of time but did go back to still image. Upon returning to photography, he focused on the people of the streets of New England. 

http://www.dailyartfixx.com/2012/10/16/paul-strand-october-16-1890-%E2%80%93-march-31-1976/#

His work focused on not just who walked the streets but the diversity of their class and employment.

Aaron Siskind

Aaron Siskind's work interests me due to his attention to the everyday things we walk past holding some form of beauty.

http://thephotographyfiles.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/aaron-siskind.html

A strand of Seaweed on the sand that's landed in a particular way, a decaying wall with flakes of paint capturing and reflecting the light in ways to make it become 3D.

Things we just walk past on a daily basis and don't realise their beauty and how intricate they actually are.

This is something that could have quite a large influence on my final images for this project.